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Ian Hunter & The Rant Band, The Stables, Wavendon, 21st June 2017

July 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
More than thirty years after departing from Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter is still forever associated with the band which gave him his big break. That must be something of a poisoned chalice as he’s produced […]
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Hot Flash Heat Wave “Soaked” (OIM Records, 2017)

July 5, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Sunshine filters all through Hot Flash Heat Wave’s second album Soaked, which sees this San Francisco based four piece explore the perils of early adulthood, feelings of time passing and, more specifically, the pitfalls of dating. […]
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Roselit Bone “Blister Steel” (Friendship Fever, 2017)

July 5, 2017 David Stevenson 0
Roselit Bone have been around since 2013, formed by frontman Joshua McCaslin and drummer Ben Dahmes and growing into a nine piece band, the group have had a fair amount of time to hone their sound […]
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Fleet Foxes “Crack-Up” (Nonesuch, 2017)

July 4, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Fleet Foxes have not been exemplifying the work ethic – having dramatically emerged onto the music scene in 2008 with the Sun Giant EP and then their eponymous debut it was a full three years until […]
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Ani Di Franco “Binary” (Righteous Babe/Aveline Records, 2017)

July 4, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
A new album from American Folk Rocker and Feminist Icon Ani Di Franco has to be cause for celebration, not least because she is one of the most creative songwriters out there and her music always […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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